Why SRHS

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System’s commitment to experience, innovation, tradition and excellence shapes the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program. With specialty assignments in oncology, cardiology, surgery, neuroscience, psychiatry, general medicine, emergency medicine, maternity and pediatrics, CPE participants are challenged and supported as they provide spiritual care to patients, families and staff of a wide variety of spiritual, religious and cultural backgrounds.

In the CPE program, participants will: 

• Respond to crisis situations in the emergency department and throughout the hospital 
• Participate in the department’s daytime, overnight and weekend on-call rotation 
• Provide spiritual care in intensive care units and connected patient care areas 
• Offer pre-surgical visits to patients and families 
• Participate in departmental quality improvement projects 
• Contribute as members of the interdisciplinary team 
• Offer opportunities to support staff 
• Be emotionally, mentally and spiritually engaged in examining their spiritual care practice 
• Explore opportunities for growth in interpersonal relationships 
• Deepen their capacity for compassionate spiritual care giving 
• Function in a complex, fast-paced institutional environment 

All CPE programs consist of 300 clinical and 100 educational hours. CPE participants will actively participate in: 

• Direct spiritual care encounters with patients, families and staff 
• Regular on-call coverage as part of the department’s on-call rotation 
• Didactic presentations, workshops, case review, individual supervisory consultation and process group sessions 
• Study and reflection on readings pertinent to the practice of healthcare chaplaincy